Parties can talk without typing. This is push-to-talk, not an open mic: you hold the \ key (backslash, above Enter on most keyboards), speak, and the clip goes out when you let go.
How to use it
- Join a party.
- Hold the \ key to record (up to 10 seconds).
- Release to send. Party members on the same field hear it after a short delay.
- Several people can talk at once - clips overlap instead of queueing.
- While someone is speaking, their nameplate turns cyan.
What it will not do
- If you are not in a party, the \ key does nothing.
- You will not hear your own echo.
- Very short taps (under about 50 ms) are ignored.
- Party members on a different Field server will not receive the clip.